Mely Surname

260,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Mely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4021:165,23125,748
Ivory Coast3391:68,0573,872
Indonesia2291:577,50746,152
United States941:3,855,946211,262
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Chile491:359,5209,978
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Mély (14) & Melý (1) are calculated separately.

Mely (26,418) may also be a first name.

Mely Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mely Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mely (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻲ) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Mély or Melý. For other possible spellings of Mely click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mely? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mely is the 260,172nd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,826,189 people. Mely is primarily found in Africa, where 37 percent of Mely reside; 26 percent reside in Western Europe and 25 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 30,704th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 26,418 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 165,231. In France Mely is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 26 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Mely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mely surname rose 392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mely last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mely surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Mely earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.87% more than the national average, earning R 410,796 per year and in United States they earn 14.45% less than the national average, earning $36,913 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mély9214/
Melý921/
Meloy892,597/
Mealy892,132/
Melay89732/
Meley89531/
Melya89506/
Meily89481/
Meely89230/
Miely89110/
Meløy8958/
Mehly8920/
Meliy8919/
Melhy896/
Meyly895/
Melyo895/
Hmely891/
Mgely891/
Mmely891/
Mealey803,148/
Mesley801,338/
Melaya80815/
Meslhy80616/
Meally80253/
Meeley80229/
Melysh80216/
Meslay80199/
Meuley80143/
Meilya8071/
Mealay8048/
Mehley8040/
Meiley8036/
Metlay8033/
Meilly8027/
Melgey8027/
Mealoy8027/
Mesloy8022/
Mehlyi8019/
Metley809/
Meylya806/
Metloy805/
Meelay804/
Melahy804/
Meilys804/
Melhay803/
Mhelya802/
Meatly802/
Mieley802/
Mehely802/
Mealys801/
Meyley801/
Meilyd801/
Meleys801/
Melhiy801/
Meulay801/
Mmelay801/
Mhelyo801/
Melayt801/
Mehlay801/
Meliay801/
Meluyh801/
Melyts801/
Mehlys801/
Mehliy800/
Meahly800/
Mele7555,844/
Meli7546,792/
Mela7518,313/
Mily759,473/
Myly7574/
Melé7531/
Melè7517/
Melí751/
Melj751/
Mjly751/
Measley73214/
Methley73193/
Mettley7334/
Meilley7333/
Meatley7323/
Mealley7314/
Melhaya736/
Meslehy734/
Meilytė732/
Melhysh731/
Meliaya731/
Meisley731/
Mesilly731/
Meehlay731/
Metylly731/
Metlahy731/
Mealiey730/
Meesley730/
Mealloy730/
Melis6744,674/
Meles6725,755/
Melia6716,645/
Miele6716,218/
Miley6714,886/
Meela676,566/
Meler673,346/
Meili673,319/
Melih673,139/
Melet672,723/
Milay672,625/
Mhela672,328/
Mesli672,284/
Miela672,207/
Meile672,205/
Mmela672,045/
Milyy671,827/
Melai671,795/
Mehle671,612/
Meuli671,577/
Metli671,138/
Meeli671,100/
Mieli671,024/
Meale67984/
Meliš67965/
Melio67867/
Maily67861/
Milya67752/
Meleu67690/
Melge67634/
Meila67595/
Mmeli67545/
Melit67497/
Mehli67496/
Meyle67454/
Melhi67443/
Melez67436/
Moily67405/
Meliz67358/
Mgele67356/
Meled67342/
Mesle67341/
Meloa67291/
Melie67271/
Meleh67271/
Melei67268/
Meala67235/
Mhele67226/
Melaj67222/
Meleş67200/
Milyo67199/
Mylyi67187/
Melea67168/
Melip67166/
Mmele67153/
Hmeli67151/
Meilă67147/
Mejli67139/
Meule67137/
Melej67116/
Meali67111/
Melid6794/
Melee6791/
Meliß6786/
'Mele6785/
Melep6780/
Miliy6771/
Meele6760/
Miloy6759/
Meloi6757/
Mgeli6757/
Metle6752/
Melii6751/
Meyli6750/
Meleš6735/
Melui6735/
Meslé6729/
Meløe6727/
Meyla6725/
Melje6725/
Miluy6724/
Melaa6724/
'Mela6722/
Hmela6719/
Melij6716/
Mejla6715/
Mayly6714/
Mylys6713/
Melgi6710/
Mähly679/
Melayová678/
Mylay677/
Myley677/
Melhe676/
Mioly676/
Muily675/
Meleň674/
Melyhova673/
Metelley673/
Mylyy672/
'Meli672/
Melís672/
Méloy672/
Mejle672/
Metlytsh671/
Meleyova671/
Mytly671/
Majly671/
Maheilay671/
Hmily671/
Meláj671/
Meleï671/
Meloj671/
Meiselly671/
Mheli671/
Meilé671/
Mehelych671/
Mhily671/
Myloy670/

Mely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mely in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻠﻲmly-

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